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How not to pick the wrong credit card
– creditcards.com
A new study shows that most people are using the wrong piece of plastic for their spending. Here’s how to avoid picking a card that’s not the best fit for you.
Get elite status with eight hotel reward programs, one airline and one cruise program with The Platinum Card from American Express
– RewardsCanada.ca
Here is one of those non-point or miles hacks to consider if you travel at least a few times per year. If you travel lots chances are you hold elite status with at least one or a couple of hotel chain frequent guest programs so this may not apply to you. But what if you only travel semi-frequently and can’t hit those 25, 50 or more nights required from various programs. Or maybe you just got hired on with a company and will travel lots in 2017 but won’t get hotel status until later in the year or in 2018? Or maybe your company books the lowest rates for each of your trips and has you with a different brand every time so that you can’t hit those stay or point level requirements in each program for status? Then what do you do? You get yourself The Platinum Card from American Express.The card has some of the most exceptional benefits of any card in Canada but also comes with a somewhat hefty annual fee of $699. That being said you can easily make use of the $699 with the annual $200 travel credit (use it for one of those hotel stays or for flights etc…
